Europe and the Middle Ages Quiz

What was the medieval age?

• An ancient time period.
• A future time period.
• A transition period between ancient and modern times.
• A "golden age" of stability and learning in Europe.

Which of the following is an influence of the Roman Catholic church?

• The authority of the church grew.
• Missionaries brought Christianity to Germanic tribes.
• Parish priests served the religious and social needs of the people.
• All of the above.

Which of the following is not one of the three masters under the code of chivalry?

• The knight himself.
• The feudal lord.
• The Heavenly Lord.
• The lady.

What is a manor?

• A home where the priest would live within a village.
• A self-sufficient state with a village, land, and peasants.
• The fields peasants would use to grow crops.
• A wall build to keep enemies out of the village.

In feudalism, nobles exchanged land for what?

• Money
• Loyalty and Military Aid
• Peasants to farm his land
• The ability to choose and practice their own religion.

Which battle gave William, the Duke of Normandy control of England?

• The Battle of Normandy
• The Battle of Iwo Jima
• The Battle of Hastings
• Siege of Orleans

Which French hero inspired the French to rally to drive the English out of France during the Hundred Years' War?

• Joan of Arc
• Napoleon
• Lafayette
• King Louis VII

What is a key effect of the Hundred Years' War?

• Cities and towns had fewer people.
• The king was willing to pay taxes for an army.
• Helped lead to the decline of feudalism.
• Countries felt less unity than before.

Why did the Pope want a crusade?

• He wanted to decrease the power in Europe.
• He wanted to create a split between the Catholic and Greek Orthodox Churches.
• He did not want a crusade.
• He saw the land in the Middle East as a good place for Europe's growing population.

What is one effect of the Crusades?

• Feudalism began to spread to other areas.
• The Byzantine Empire became the strongest empire in the world.
• The Silk Road fell out of use.
• Bitterness between Jews, Muslims, and Christians.